Pope Francis has celebrated Mass in front of an audience of
hundreds of thousands of Ugandan faithful.
He spoke at a Catholic shrine dedicated to Christians martyred for their faith in the 19th Century, on the second stage of his three-country trip to Africa.
The Mass marks the 50th anniversary of the martyrs'
canonisation.
There were huge cheers as the Pope began the open-air
ceremony at Namugongo, near Kampala.
It was where many of the 45 Anglican and Catholic martyrs
were burned alive.
Their execution was ordered by a king worried about the spread of Christianity.
Thousands of pilgrims braved rain to spend the night holding a vigil near the martyrs' shrines and there were long lines of pilgrims still trying to access the shrine as Pope Francis addressed the crowds on Saturday morning.
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